The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

Neutonic has raised $6 million at a $60 million valuation to accelerate its global retail expansion, including a major 500-store rollout with Sainsbury’s and a strategic push into the United States and Australia.

PepsiCo has led a strategic consortium with Givaudan and Smurfit WestRock to sign a 10-year Virtual Power Purchase Agreement in Spain, utilising a "repowered" wind asset to reduce value chain emissions by an estimated 32,000 metric tons of CO2 annually.

Nestlé USA has launched Minor’s Kitchen, marking its first entry into the U.S. at-home condiment category by transitioning its 75-year-old professional culinary brand, Minor’s, into a premium retail format.

SIG has unveiled a comprehensive expansion plan for its Querétaro, Mexico, facility, aiming to double production capacity to 3 billion packs per year as part of a strategic nearshoring shift to serve the North American market.

Papa Johns has unveiled Lou AI, a next-generation ordering assistant built on Google Cloud’s Food Ordering agent, designed to eliminate the complexity of group orders and provide a personalised digital concierge experience within its mobile app.

Jarlsberg has launched a global marketing campaign featuring actor and producer Adrian Grenier to celebrate the brand’s 70-year heritage and drive consumer engagement through the #JarlsbergMelt challenge.

Music icon Jon Bon Jovi has joined GORGIE as a strategic investor to support the brand's national expansion and year-over-year retail growth in the functional beverage sector.

Mars has signed a long-term virtual power purchase agreement with European Energy for the Skuodas Wind Farm in Lithuania, a move expected to contribute to the company’s 10% carbon-reduction target by 2030.